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Pirelli hope to avoid US-05 style tyre woes at Zandvoort

It has been confirmed that Zandvoort, home of the Dutch GP from 2020, will have two banked corners, and that creates a challenge for Pirelli. Zandvoort has confirmed that the banking at the final turn will be angled at 32% – the equivalent of 18 degrees. This is twice as steep as the Indianapolis track which hosted the United States Grand Prix from 2000-07 where the banking was around 9 degrees. The track's signature Hugenholtz corner will also be banked to allow cars to race side-by side. This news may bring back memories for some of the infamous 2005 United States GP at Indianapolis where a series of tyre failures in practice caused all the Michelin runners to withdraw from the race...
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